
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
427 | 402 | 265 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 286 | 160 | 120 | 181 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 137 | 183 | 174 | 225 | 156 | 137 | 121 | 81 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44AM1.72m | 3:05PM1.77m | 3:28AM1.81m | 3:49PM1.81m | 4:14AM1.89m | 4:36PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.27m | 9:13PM0.24m | 9:37AM0.22m | 9:58PM0.19m | 10:27AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
427 | 402 | 265 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 286 | 43 | 33 | 181 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 137 | 23 | 48 | 74 | 156 | 137 | 121 | 81 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | NNE 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 |
14 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 45 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 19 | 16 | 183 | 174 | 225 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | SE 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 11 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 160 | 120 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 3 | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
17 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | — | 7 | 10 | 30 | — | 2 | — | 46 | 110 | 120 | 91 | 131 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 145 | 145 | 171 |
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